After pushing the limits in Ireland, Killian Guerin follows William Allioti to one of his favourite playgrounds, Chile! The boys set out to conquer a very difficult left / right slab to surf, in the middle of the desert near the Peruvian border with Danilo Cerda and Guillermo Satt.
Outraged by the sewage that’s polluting our shores, we made a surfboard entirely out of ocean waste, including raw sewage. ‘The Floater’, which started as a passion project, soon became an official collaboration with environmental charity, Surfers Against Sewage, and promotes their efforts to hold water companies and the government to account to do more to protect British waters.
We commissioned award winning, and Cornwall-based, sustainable designer and owner of Benthos Surf, Niall Jones, to create ‘The Floater’ – who used recycled materials to form the board and raw sewage from the sea, which he turned into resin. To add impact, Jones also included two transparent windows in the top of the board that display the two litres of sewage water contained within.
The sewage used to make the surfboard was collected from St. Agnes and Godrevy – the hometown of our Creative, Jake Smith, after heavy rainfall in Cornwall which caused the systems to overflow.
Our video highlighting the extent of the sewage scandal in the UK, features Ben Skinner, 11x European Longboard Champion, and other surfers riding the waves on The Floater.
‘The Floater’ will officially launch at a flagship SAS paddle-out protest in Brighton, seeking to convert public outrage into action by staging a mass paddle-out protest against sewage pollution, featuring simultaneous events at beaches and rivers across the UK on Saturday 20 May. Swimmers, paddlers, surfers, canoers, kayakers, paddle-boarders, windsurfers and anyone who cares about the health of their local blue spaces will take to the water, beach or riverbank to make their demands heard.
Find a Paddle Out Protest near you here.
If you want to get on board and end the dumping of sewage into our seas, sign the Surfers Against Sewage ‘Dirty Money’ petition here.
Barry Trevet with his rare find.
Another smalltooth sand tiger shark has washed up in the UK this time in Lyme Regis, Dorset. It is only the third found off the British Isles in the last two months.
Weighing in at 17½st beast and over 10ft long was received by fisherman Barry Trevet who saw it floating.
It has been picked up to be assessed Zoological Society London. The shark is more common in warmer waters and scientist are looking into the possibility of currents changing leading to more species off the British coasts.
Surfers and fishermen are seeing a huge recovery in numbers of tuna, dolphins, herring and boat fish off the south west approaches over the last three years. Tuna have returned to the coast of Cornwall in large numbers after an absence of over 50 years.
Despite alarming language sharks don’t pose a threat to humans in the UK.
What are you seeing? Let us know…
Tom Lowe issues update. GoFund me smashes target.
We spoke to Tom yesterday and he’s in good spirits in a Tahitian hospital despite what he has been through. He is fully humbled by the support he has received via messages and the GoFund me to cover his medical bills which smashed it’s target and wants everyone to know how grateful he is.
He posted on Insta to say how important the funding was to help him cover his bills,
“It’s not in my nature to ask for handouts, but in this instance I don’t know what I would have done without it.”
Good work all!
“As some of you already know, I hit the reef hard at Teahupo’o a few days back and sustained critical injuries. After surgery and a blood transfusion due to internal bleeding, a fractured scapula, and many broken ribs, I truly do feel lucky to have made it. I am so stoked that my pregnant wife and beautiful daughter arrived to Tahiti today to spend the next two weeks with me during recovery- big thanks to @sullyontv for flying them in!
“Also @dom_walsh for coming to visit in hospital and checking in throughout.
Brother @gerglong has set-up a GoFundMe page to help cover my extensive medical bills as insurance won’t cover it. It’s not in my nature to ask for handouts, but in this instance I don’t know what I would have done without it. I am completely overwhelmed and humbled by the generosity and kindness everyone has shown.
Thank you for all your positive energy and thoughtful messages 🙏🏽”
On Friday Tom Lowe hit the reef at Chopes, was airlifted to the hospital and needed emergency surgery. He will need to remain in the hospital for a few days. He’ll be fine, but we we need your help to help assist with his ongoing medical expenses as his travel insurance won’t cover the bills. Donate if you can… Link in our stories. Please share. Let’s get Lowey home..
It’s all about tracking swell and striking when the time is right, hoping the gamble pays off and the risk is worth the reward. Mofungo’s power team consisted of Ian Crane, Brett Barley, and Puerto Rico’s very own Dwight Pastrana. There’s something to be said about exploring a region of the world that one of your very own call home. For Dwight, he got as much out of sharing his home with us as we did exploring it. We hope you enjoy.
